Wayne Hennessey 7

Was a mere spectator for much of the game but showed composure — and perhaps the start of a new philosophy under Giggs — by playing a risky pass to Joe Allen as Wales played their way out from the back in the opening half. Untroubled for most of the match but pulled off a stunning one-handed save to tip Yu Hanchao's effort on to the post late on.

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Wales' players line-up for a team group photograph before the opening match of the 2018 Gree China Cup

James Chester 7

As solid as you like at the back and looked more than comfortable in dealing with the Chinese attacks. Very comfortable night's work, and was duly replaced in the second half.

Ashley Williams 7

Should have doubled Wales' lead with a header after 20 minutes, but did his defensive duties well enough, denying Yu Dabao just after the half hour mark. Very nearly got his goal in the 76th minute, but struck straight into the palms of Yan Junling.

Wales' captain Ashley Williams leads his side out to face China

Ben Davies 7

Always composed even when put under pressure from China, and looked very comfortable playing the ball back to Hennessey or forward up the pitch on the deck when under pressure.

Chris Gunter 8

Played his part in Wales' third goal, cutting inside before finding Andy King at the back post for Vokes' effort. And the Reading man was given plenty of licence to bomb up the right flank. Contributed to Wales' fifth too as he fed Wilson before the youngster picked out Vokes. Now Wales' most capped outfield player to boot.

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Andy King 7

Battled away alongside Allen when shielding the defence, but wasn't afraid to get forward, as he showed when heading down for Vokes to prod home Wales' third goal. Retained his focus to mop up after Ben Woodburn lost possession midway through the second half.

Joe Allen 8

Gave the three central defenders behind him all of the protection they needed and was able to assist them in clearing their lines on the rare occasions the hosts threatened. Showed incredibly high energy levels throughout his time on the pitch and made his work look effortless at times. Did the dirty work to break down numerous attacks too.

Declan John 7

Deployed as a left wing-back, the Rangers man grew into the match after a somewhat conservative start and found himself pushing further up the pitch when Wales were on the ball. Threatened when cutting inside, and while there wasn't much to shout about, the former Cardiff City man will look to kick on after making his first appearance for the national side since 2014.

Gareth Bale - Star Man - 10

Lit up the match inside two minutes with a wonderful solo goal to prompt chants of "we're gonna win the cup" from the travelling Wales fans. Was a constant menace and made it 2-0 with a cool finish in the 22nd minute. The Real Madrid ace capped off a stunning night by completing his hat-trick, surpassing Ian Rush's record tally in the process.

Wales' Gareth Bale scores the sixth goal, his third to complete his hat-trick

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Harry Wilson 8

Tracked back well to thwart Hao Junmin in a rare threat from the hosts in the ninth minute and his stunning long-range pass found Bale who almost doubled his goal tally for the night after 18 minutes. And after a lively half, the Liverpool youngster - currently on loan at Hull - curled into the back of the net for his first international goal on his 21st birthday. Inch-perfect through ball found Vokes for his second after the restart.

Sam Vokes 8

Beat his man to nudge the ball through for Bale's second strike and - given his stature - got the better of China's centre-backs on several occasions. The Burnley man showed similar determination to prod home Wales' third goal and notched his 10th international goal 13 minutes after the restart, calmly firing across Yan Junling into the back of the net.